Now that the April showers are (allegedly) over, is it time for May flowers yet? Our special programming is the perfect way to start your spring off right!
This month sees a sweeping series of films about filmmaking; a Studio Ghibli series centered around a new 4K restoration of Kiki’s Delivery Service; two five-week classes; the return of our Queering the Screen signature program; plenty of speaker engagements; and more.
Read on for everything we’re screening this month!
Take Two: Filmmaking in the Movies
Our sweeping May series about the messy, hilarious, and occasionally disastrous business of making movies! Plus, take the class in tandem with the series.
Sponsored by MUBI!
Ghibliotheque
Join us for a week of screenings celebrating the incredible films of Studio Ghibli, centered around a new 4K restoration of Kiki’s Delivery Service!
Co-presented by the Japan Society of Boston!
Speaker Engagements
Like your screenings with a side of talkbacks? Catch a screening with a speaker discussion for O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story; Frankenstein; Move Ya Body: The Birth of House; and Babystar.
Big Screen Classics
Watch certified classics the way they were meant to be seen. This month, catch a Shadow of a Doubt plus an intro seminar, The Passion of Joan of Arc, and Jurassic Park!
Co-presented in-kind by WBUR and the Iris Hotel Boston.
Coolidge After Midnite
Celebrate a true master of the macabre, director Sam Raimi! Kiss your nerves goodbye as we screen his Evil Dead franchise hits as well as some of his lesser-known nightmares, many from 35mm prints (and one on VHS!). Also, wrestling movies!
Cult Classics
Our signature program dedicated to showcasing films with fervent fan bases and unforgettable impact! This month’s picks are Cecil B. Demented and The Stunt Man!
Coolidge Education
Take one of our five-week classes about Paul Thomas Anderson or filmmaking in the movies, learn more at a seminar before Shadow of a Doubt or American Movie, and showcase your short film at Boston Open Screen!
Cinema Masala
Our series celebrating Indian cinema! This month, see Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya Akhtar’s popular road comedy.
Co-presented by Film Heritage Foundation and Sapna Saxena!
More Good Stuff
Tommy: Thursday, May 7 at 7:00pm | Cinema Jukebox co-presented in-kind by Allston Pudding
The Princess Diaries: Thursday, May 21 at 7:00pm | Rewind! with afterparty including themed food and drinks
The General: Tuesday, May 26 at 7:00pm | The Sounds of Silents featuring a live, original score by the Anvil Orchestra
